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How To Get Fired For Twittering: Waiter Edition – Jane adams – Gawker

Jon-Barrett Ingels was fired as a waiter thanks in large part to Jane Smith. The co-star of HBO’s Hung couldn’t pay her check, then failed to tip when she did. The waiter complained on Twitter; Smith complained to his boss.

Ingles, reports the Los Angeles Times, was then fired

Apparently, she said she was going out to [...]

A Very Simple Truism

What is the “waiter rule”?

The CEO who came up with it, or at least first wrote it down, is Raytheon CEO Bill Swanson. He wrote a booklet of 33 short leadership observations called Swanson’s Unwritten Rules of Management. Raytheon has given away 250,000 of the books.

Among those 33 rules is only one that Swanson says [...]

Rantburg: Brothels told to offer work experience

Brothels told to offer work experience

German brothels are to be ordered to offer work experience and trainee posts if they want to continue doing business.

According to a draft bill that has been agreed by the coalition government, all companies with more than 10 staff members must provide work experience and training places.

And brothels are no [...]